Canada to test emergency alert system on TV, radio and phones

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Canada to Test Emergency Alert System on TV, Radio, and Mobile Phones 

Reported by Daniel Otis
 Updated: May 5, 2025, 9:59 AM EDT
Published: May 5, 2025, 8:37 AM EDT 

An AMBER Alert is displayed on the screen of an Apple Watch in Ottawa on August 27, 2024. (Photo by Sean Kilpatrick / The Canadian Press) 

Canada is set to test its emergency alert system on Wednesday. 

This test, carried out through the country’s national public alert system known as Alert Ready, will take place in all provinces and territories except Quebec. Test messages will be sent by provincial and territorial emergency management agencies, appearing on television, radio, and wireless devices like smartphones. 

These messages, designed to simulate an actual emergency alert, will begin with a distinct warning tone. Depending on where you live, the test message will be sent at different times on May 7: 

• Alberta – 1:55 p.m. MDT
• British Columbia – 1:55 p.m. PDT
• Manitoba – 1:55 p.m. CDT
• New Brunswick – 10:55 a.m. ADT
• Newfoundland and Labrador – 10:45 a.m. NDT
• Northwest Territories – 9:55 a.m. MDT
• Nova Scotia – 1:55 p.m. ADT
• Nunavut – 2:00 p.m. EDT
• Ontario – 12:55 p.m. EDT
• Prince Edward Island – 12:55 p.m. ADT
• Saskatchewan – 1:55 p.m. CST
• Yukon – 1:55 p.m. YST

Since 2024, Canada’s Alert Ready system has issued 877 public emergency alerts concerning imminent threats to people’s safety, lives, or property. These alerts include AMBER alerts for missing children, as well as critical warnings about natural disasters like tornadoes, floods, and more.
 
While Canadians cannot opt out of receiving these vital alerts, the messages may not appear on all mobile devices — particularly those not connected to an LTE or 5G network.
 
 
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